On the Construction of Engines of War (Belopoeeca) (1616) - Page 2

⚠The text written directly on the vellum spine is faded and partially obscured by library labels. The image includes modern archival metadata at the bottom.

Jerome on the places [of Becca?] with B

original: "Hierony. de lo. becca cum B". "Hierony" is an abbreviation for Hieronymus (Jerome), a prominent early Christian scholar. "De lo." is likely "de locis" (concerning the places), often referring to Jerome's work on biblical geography. "Becca" is a specific name or location that remains obscure in this context. "Cum B" means "with B," possibly referring to a second part or a cataloging category. 1 6

Jerome original: "Hieronymus"; an influential theologian and historian (c. 347–420 AD) best known for translating the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate).
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